Ideas for Drawers

Ideas for Drawers

When we finally got rid of our waterbed, I was left with a pedestal which included a dozen drawers. I couldn’t stand to see them go to waste, so here are a few examples of what they became. As for the rest of the waterbed frame, stay tuned for what became of it.

Plate display shelving from drawers

This plate display shelving was assembled using four drawers and trimmed out with 1×2’s. It was painted off-white, antiqued, and then I stenciled lines along the outside front trim. The checkered pattern on the back is scrapbook paper.

Display shelves from drawers

For this piece, I left the drawer fronts on and didn’t use any trim. It is handy shelving for my kitchen and takes up very little wall space. This one was painted white and antiqued, and the back is red and white stripe wallpaper.

Arrow cabinet

This small cabinet was made from 2 drawers, screwed together and trimmed out with 1×2’s. I added two extra shelves made from scrap lumber. The door was constructed entirely from 1×2’s and screen mesh was stapled to the inside. I painted it white, attached an old door latch and recycled hinges, and lined the back in herringbone shelving paper.

These are just a few of the simple, inexpensive things that you can do with your old drawers.

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Hi, my name is Dora Rudolph, a.k.a. Dora the Restorer. I realized at a very young age growing up in Alaska, that I had an interest for building. My father would bring home pickup loads of scrap wood from jobs sites, which would be firewood in the winter and forts in the summer.
I now reside in the Pacific Northwest with my husband of thirty-five years. We have four grown children, eight grandchildren, and four granddogs. My passion, second to working in my shop, is riding on the back of my husband’s Harley.
Over the years, I have gradually taken over my husband’s power tools and of course, added more to the mix. I’ve made a lot of mistakes along the way but have learned with every new project. I have discovered that I thoroughly enjoy the challenge of taking a broken down, tired piece of furniture and making it sturdy and loveable once again.